An inquiry was conducted to evaluate which level of government in Nebraska should be responsible for funding the education of wards of the state and the court. The document presents an overview of Nebraska legislative history and the state-aid framework. LB 3, passed in 1992, was an attempt to eliminate the tuition charge to the state for all…

With regard to school finance legislation, 1994 was an active year with 13 cases decided and over 100 pieces of legislation passed. This paper provides a summary and analysis of state school-finance litigation and legislation for that calendar year. The first part summarizes and analyzes state school-finance court decisions; included is a table…

This paper examines the outlook for school finance over the next 5 years. The environment for increases in real school revenue per pupil during the rest of the 1990s will not be favorable. The rate of economic growth in the next 5 years will not be particularly robust, with capacity expected to increase only about 2.5 percent yearly. This…

This document tabulates the results of a 1994 survey of public library funding in Michigan. The survey discovered that 68.8% of public library funds are provided by local tax support, 13.7% by penal fines awarded to libraries by court systems which have received income for violations of state laws, 7.6% by state aid, and 9.9% by other means, such…

Financial data on public elementary and secondary education are collected and reported each year by the National Center for Education Statistics, part of the U.S. Department of Education. The data are part of the National Public Education Financial Survey, one of the components of the Common Core of Data collection of surveys. This document…

The 1995 South Dakota State Legislature enacted a new state aid to education formula. This memorandum is designed to provide background information on the formula. The repeal of the formula in existence at the time and replacement with a different formula was the product of several factors. Some of those factors were: (1) the inclusion of a new…

This paper provides an overview of financing patterns and mechanisms for public education and other services for children. It describes overall levels of support and significant trends over time in funding patterns. The paper also compares and contrasts the financing arrangements and trends in the different children's service sectors, highlighting…

Programs serving children and families are funded through countless federal, state, and local governmental channels, as well as through private sources. Every one of these programs contains a unique set of standard rules and requirements about how funds may be used and who is eligible to receive them. Increasingly, policymakers, educators,…

This report evaluates the Teacher Education Loan Program in Ohio based on an analysis of survey responses of 57 recipients and 47 non-recipients of these loans in 1990-91. Data were also obtained from administrators of the program and publications and statistics provided by the program. Questions asked were intended to discover the program's…

Funding for public elementary and secondary education is a significant portion of most state budgets, representing on average approximately one-third of general fund appropriations. This booklet provides policymakers with five broad principles for the design of state school funding systems--equity, efficiency, adequacy, accountability, and…

During the 1980s, Massachusetts' public commitment to increase educational funding was not carried through. To determine state educational funding for the decade, the Senate Committee on Post Audit and Oversight compared Massachusetts with nine other comparable states in expenditures per pupil, expenditures per capita, and expenditures per $1,000…

During the 1993-94 school year, New York implemented major reforms in school finance. This paper describes the proposed 1994-95 school funding system, with a focus on the role of basic aid and changes from the previous year. The first section describes the components and accompanying formulas for the basic aid program and then highlights the major…

This monograph is the third in a series of reports, that provide a state-by-state review of current school-finance policy issues. It analyzes the link between the policy issues and education finance at the national level, in 31 states, and in the province of Ontario, Canada. The report is subdivided by geographic region. Part 1 contains reports…

A cluster of schools in Montgomery County, Maryland, is working to meet the changing educational needs of its student population. The state of Maryland has developed partnerships with business and local service providers to improve school performance. House Bill 874 provided for Challenge School funds to help local schools reach Maryland's Schools…

Every year local, state, and federal governments provide the resources that support public education for students in prekindergarten through grade 12. What were the sources of these revenues in the 1992-93 school year? How were these dollars expended across instruction, student support, and other services? This document provides answers to these…